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Goats were thought to absorb evil so farmers across Europe often kept a couple of goats with their flocks of sheep or cattle to ensure any misfortune was attracted to the goats and not to the valuable livestock.

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Hound of the King of Tir na nOg Manannan mac Lir, Failinis served Lugh faithfully after his fostering as he saved Ireland from the wretched Fomorians. Failinis was silver or gold, with impenetrable skin and could turn water to wine: the best boy.

🖼: C. Bennett

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In the tale ‘The White Cat’, a prince is on a quest to bring his father the best gifts to inherit the kingdom. He arrives at an enchanted palace owned by a white cat who helps him & they fall in love. For the last task he beheads her & she turns into a princess.

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Today's ties in with so here's William Blake's depiction of Cerberus, the hound of Hades. The offspring of Echidna and Typhon, he guards the gates of the Underworld to stop the dead from leaving.

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Hello and thank you to the marvelous for hosting before the break. This is here for the folklore of pets!
Img: Cerberus by William Blake

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The modern practice of keeping originated in European courtly and aristocratic circles between 16th and 18th centuries. The favorite pet of Carlos III was the Balabac chevrotain (Tragulus nigricans) from Philippines. They are the smallest extant ungulates.

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Kind of explains a lot... Quoted in Sukie Colegrave's The Spirit of the Valley.

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In the now extinct Japanese wolf features as okuri-okami (or sending off wolf) who trails closely behind travellers, appearing to be sending them on their way and even guiding them to their destination safely. However, there's a catch...

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on This is Richard Doyle's "Water-Lilies and Water Fairies." What does this sort of thing say about the Victorian psyche? Simon Cooke finds something "curiously disturbing" in it! See https://t.co/J0IefzSZde

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The Thracian mares were a herd of man-eating horses in Greek mythology. They were said to be uncontrollable but I'd like to imagine them being riden into battle by the Amazons.

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The Cŵn Annwn were the spectral dogs of the Welsh otherworld. Associated with the wild hunt and both King Arawn and the psychopomp Gwyn ap Nudd. The howling of these hounds foretold death to anyone who heard them.

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In Wales Cŵn Annwn, the 'Dogs of Annwm', Lord of the Underworld, hunt the souls of the dead across the sky. According to tradition the howling of these dogs foretold death to anyone who heard them.

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Tesso is a that takes the form of a gigantic rat. This creature is the vengeful spirit of a monk named Raido who was betrayed by the emperor. Tesso gathered an army of rats that wreaked havoc on the places and people associated with Raido's betrayal.

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Welsh folklore says Pembrokeshire Corgis, (beloved pets of Queen Elizabeth II) are gifts sent by the fairies. The little folk use them to drove their fairy livestock, ride as ponies, pull their carriages, & of course, as playful, loyal, charming companions.

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A for a fairy:
A fairy went a-marketing
She bought a little mouse
To take her tiny messages
To keep her tiny house.
All day she kept its busy feet
Pit-patting to & fro
And then she kissed its tiny ears
Thanked it & let it go.
( R Fyleman 🎨C Barker)

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"Some black cats are witches in disguise. Some witches are black cats in disguise."
Folklore of Wales, 1909
Art: Maggie Vandewalle

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That's the end of another epic 🐿️

Today's theme has been Tree & Forest Lore! From wand materials to graveyard trees. A forest of lore!

This is signing off! Wishing everyone a lore filled week 🌞

🌳🦝🍃🍄🔥🍎🐍🍂🦉🏕️🐛🌲

Arthur Rackham 1920

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According to The Impudent Edda, Iron Wood is where ”all the evil troll women live” and Thor enjoys going on rampages there with his buddies, Snarler and Tooth-Grinder. https://t.co/ILLicAkffN

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Djinni live in all manner of places but a popular place is the shadows of tree, hoping to get out of the sun. So, when hiding from the sun yourself, watch your step and make clear your presence: Djinni are rarely forgiving of the insult of sitting on them.

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Kodama are the spirits of old trees in deep forests in Japan. Rarely seen as orbs of light or tiny vaguely human shapes, they are more often heard, as echoes that are just slightly oddly delayed art https://t.co/wKUGD2ckMf

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